PhnomPenhPost-Sept 18, 2023
To celebrate the inscription of the Koh Ker archaeological site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Ministry of Cults and Religion has appealed to pagodas and places of worship to celebrate the achievement by ringing bells, shaking rattles and banging gongs on September 20. Venerable Om Lim Heng, chief monk of the Buddhist Mohanikaya sect, also issued a notice to all pagodas, instructing them to mark the historic accomplishment. “We call on chief monks and deputies to get ready to celebrate the occasion by ringing bells and banging gongs at all pagodas, meditation centres and parish halls across the country at 7am on September 20,” read the notice. Religion minister Chay Borin also issued a notice advising all religion departments and every religious school throughout the country to cooperate closely with chief monks, abbots and spiritual leaders to hit bells, drums and shake wooden rattles in celebration of the inscription.
Former Prime Minister Hun Sen, who remains president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), shared his gratitude to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for adding the temple complex to the World Heritage List. He noted that the temple complex was the former capital of the Khmer Empire during the reign of Jayavarman IV in the 900s, from 928AD until 941AD. Read more at: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-set-celebrate-koh-ker-unesco-listing
